Mike is a tattoo artist running his own shop, and Deb is the piercing
artist he hires to round out the motley crew at his studio of four. The
last thing either expects is romance, but that's exactly what happens
when they follow their off-kilter careers and love lives into complete
disaster.
When Mike follows a growing trend and tattoos the ashes of deceased
loved ones into several customers' tattoos, he has no idea that it will
one day provide the solution--and solace--he will sorely need. And when
the life of a serial killer tragically collides with the lives of those
in the tattoo shop, Mike and Deb will stop at nothing in their quest for
revenge, even if it means stepping outside the known boundaries of life
and death.
Ink that is full of crematory ashes, a sociopathic killer, and pain in
its most raw form combine for one of the most imaginative, haunting
thrillers in recent memory. Full of wit and heart, A Good and Useful
Hurt delivers the goods with the pain of a needle in skin.